VDB-144610 · CVE-2019-8759 · HT210722

Apple macOS up to 10.15.0 IOGraphics denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component IOGraphics. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-8759. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.0 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component IOGraphics. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was published 10/29/2019 by another with 360 Nirvan Team as HT210722 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-8759. Local access is required to approach this attack. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.

Upgrading to version 10.15.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-144590, VDB-144591, VDB-144592 and VDB-144593. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.15.1

Timelineinfo

02/18/2019 🔍
10/29/2019 +253 days 🔍
10/29/2019 +0 days 🔍
10/31/2019 +2 days 🔍
01/31/2024 +1553 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210722
Researcher: another
Organization: 360 Nirvan Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8759 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8759
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-144610
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2019 08:37
Updated: 01/31/2024 14:31
Changes: 10/31/2019 08:37 (48), 10/31/2019 08:42 (2), 01/31/2024 14:29 (3), 01/31/2024 14:31 (18)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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